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Any bat mitzvah giver worth their salt knows and has danced to the Electric Shuffle, Cha cha slide, and other similar “instructional” songs. What led to songs explicitly like these beings written, and why are they played at every bat and bar mitzvahs I’ve ever been to?

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Were terrorist cells always referred to as cells? If not, why are they called that now?

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What is the history of the game Punch Buggy? Did it exist before cars? What was its form before cars?

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Is it true the tongue twister “Sally sells seashells by the sea shore” was inspired by a fossil hunter?

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This may be too broad, but how do historians think humans accidentally discovered how to make cheese? When does evidence appear for dedicated cheese making in any part of the world? Was cheese developed indecently or spread?

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Did the Catholic Church silence Galileo because he argued the Heliocentric model went against scripture?

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What was the public’s reaction to the movie “The Burning Bed” (1984)? Where can I find first-hand account of people’s immediate reactions?

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Was one motivator for Japan joining WWII “proving” to the world it was an industrialized and “grownup” country capable of being a big player? That is, besides any material benefits it might have gotten, was status also a motivator?

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Who invented the sandwich?

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Were there Jews(ish orginizatons) involved in Black Emancipation in the pre, during and post Civil War years? Why were they called to ally themselves with a life-threatening movement that at times was helping people legally not considered people? If white/not white at the time, was that a factor?

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Any bat mitzvah giver worth their salt knows and has danced to the Electric Shuffle, Cha cha slide, and other similar “instructional” songs. What led to songs explicitly like these beings written, and why are they played at every bat and bar mitzvahs I’ve ever been to?	1
Were terrorist cells always referred to as cells? If not, why are they called that now?	1
What is the history of the game Punch Buggy? Did it exist before cars? What was its form before cars?	1
Is it true the tongue twister “Sally sells seashells by the sea shore” was inspired by a fossil hunter?	1
This may be too broad, but how do historians think humans accidentally discovered how to make cheese? When does evidence appear for dedicated cheese making in any part of the world? Was cheese developed indecently or spread?	1
Did the Catholic Church silence Galileo because he argued the Heliocentric model went against scripture?	1
What was the public’s reaction to the movie “The Burning Bed” (1984)? Where can I find first-hand account of people’s immediate reactions?	1
Was one motivator for Japan joining WWII “proving” to the world it was an industrialized and “grownup” country capable of being a big player? That is, besides any material benefits it might have gotten, was status also a motivator?	1
Who invented the sandwich?	1
Were there Jews(ish orginizatons) involved in Black Emancipation in the pre, during and post Civil War years? Why were they called to ally themselves with a life-threatening movement that at times was helping people legally not considered people? If white/not white at the time, was that a factor?	1